as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
our crew comprised a captain, a navigator, and a few deckhands
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Recent Examples of navigator
The center has two open communal spaces, eight study rooms with technology and whiteboards, a testing room, math and writing centers, and a resource navigator.
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Victim advocacy roles such as shelter managers and housing navigators, which sometimes require a graduate degree, are already chronically underpaid.
—Kaelyn Lara, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
However, navigators sent 12,674 text messages to redirected voters that shared a map of their correct precinct, giving a hint of the scope.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The city spends approximately $2 million per year on the team, including personnel costs, contracts for the four navigators, cleanup crews, the transitional home, hotel vouchers and other operational costs, according to Maria Kniestedt, a spokesperson for the city.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Victim advocacy roles such as shelter managers and housing navigators, which sometimes require a graduate degree, are already chronically underpaid.
—Kaelyn Lara, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
However, navigators sent 12,674 text messages to redirected voters that shared a map of their correct precinct, giving a hint of the scope.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The city spends approximately $2 million per year on the team, including personnel costs, contracts for the four navigators, cleanup crews, the transitional home, hotel vouchers and other operational costs, according to Maria Kniestedt, a spokesperson for the city.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigator
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The post hosted a spaghetti dinner for some of the sailors, said Keith Shanesy, one of the post's vice commanders.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Key international organizations such as the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization also took part in the meeting to discuss ways to secure the safe passage of thousands of ships and sailors trapped in the strait.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ross’ second husband, mariner Joseph Ashburn, served the Revolution as a privateer and died in an English prison.—
Marla Miller,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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At least 12 incidents involving vessels around the strait have been confirmed since fighting began, according to two global trackers, and at least seven mariners have been killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigator. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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